4.2.1. Do not use HTML attributes or tags designed exclusively for formatting
HTML tags and attributes designed exclusively for formatting should not be used:
- This includes the
align,alink,background,basefont,bgcolor,border,color,link,text,vlink,heightandwidthattributes. - As well as the tags
<basefont>,<blink>,<center>,<font>,<marquee>,<s>,<strike>,<tt>and<u>.
Use CSS to obtain the required visual effect.
Related recommendations
- Previous recommendation: 4.1.1. Write valid HTML code according to the grammar rules of the DOCTYPE used
- Next recommendation: 4.2.2. Use HTML tags for their semantic value
